Review: Jeannie Robertson: The Queen Among the Heather
Following up on our previous post about the music associated with the Battle of Harlaw, Soundyngs is reviewing a recording … Read more
Following up on our previous post about the music associated with the Battle of Harlaw, Soundyngs is reviewing a recording … Read more
When Soundyngs started back in January 2022, we were already 11 years after the 600th anniversary of the Battle of … Read more
In Soundyngs’ very first post in January 2022 we suggested that this site had a working definition of ‘Scottish Music’ … Read more
This post is something of a late ripple washing back from the tsunami of writing that celebrated, back in 2019, … Read more
Image: Raasay House, photo attribution John Darcy, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. . This, the … Read more
Image: Fragment of written notes, found in the Breviarum Aberdonense, from the National Library of Scotland RB.x.002-003, https://digital.nls.uk/103009037 New research … Read more
Karen McAulay has, until this summer, been a librarian at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire, and she brings her skills as … Read more
Image: Fire – I, MarcusObal, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2386768 A short post this one – simply signposting you on to … Read more
Image: Still from Since Yesterday, photo credit Euan Robertson A packed Dundee Contemporary Arts centre was the venue for those … Read more
Soundyngs editor writes: recently I visited Joan Busby, and a cup of tea turned into a wonderful private 2 hour … Read more
Image: Harbour and Castle at Helmsdale, Am Baile ID QZP40_Card_5608 Highland Libraries Postcard Collection It’s a truism that the Gaels … Read more
Soundyngs’ reviews are sometimes of recent works, and other times of books that have recently arrived on Soundyngs shelves and … Read more